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Office and DeKraai.
Various questions
were asked of the teacher
panel including
questions on how
classroom management,
member of the SDEA. preparing for the first
She has also served in Donna DeKraai visited Northern day teaching, and advice
various positions in the sonutbhehalfDaokfthe UnuivceartVn for first year teachers.
SDEA before taking As
o
soc
Dakota
i a tion. Photo bEyd Ashley The event concluded
over as President in Sutton, photo editor. with a meeting of the
June of 2002. NSU chapter of the
than 50 people
attendance.
DeKraai then gave a
brief address. She spoke
of her experiences as a
Brookings teacher and
October 22, 2003 •
Volume 1 0 2 , Issue 3
littp://www.northern.edu/exponent/index.html
The World Series is underway and Dan
Richardt's sport column has returned!
See who Dan's rooting for- and who he's not on
page 14.
An NSU student on exchange to
Puerto Rico, tells her story.
Shari Biers recalls her twenty-four hour trip
to San German, Puerto Rico.
NSU Exponent
Newsroom: 605-626-2534
Advertising: 605-626-3378
Fax: 605-626-2599
Email: stupub@northern.edu
Every semester the
Counseling Center
provides two
presentations to help continue the
training of peer helpers, resident
assistant (RA) staff, and Student
Athlete Mentors (SAMs). In the
past, they've brought in the
Aberdeen Police chief, talked
about personal safety, and have
also had presentations on grief
and loss. This month they
brought in Sue Molhan from
Florida.
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, but Molhan
talked about much more than just
domestic violence.
Molhan was sexually molested
when she was six years old, when
she was 21 years old she was
raped, then after she married, she
was a victim of domestic violence. know that they are not alone. She
Later in life her 20 year old son was even in a video that focused
was murdered. on crime in America. Molhan has
She now works for the police also shared her story with those
department in Sarasota, Florida who attend her presentations.
as Victim Advocate/Sexual She decided to become a victim
Assault Investigator. She has also advocate when she became the
written a book entitled (A victim after her son's death.
Following her son's murder, she
lost her job, home, friends,
family members, and their
support. Molhan's family
wanted her to grieve faster and
her friends were afraid to talk to
her about her son. Her boss was
not pleased when Molhan kept
missing work for court dates.
Many of those times the trials
were rescheduled.
Molhan's job is better defined
as crisis intervention. When
there is any crime with a victim,
she is called out and she makes
sure that the victim's rights are
not violated. Molhan also
. delivers death notifications. She Sue Molhan holds up her book entitled A
Mother's Mission. Photo by Ashley Ulmer goes to the family's house and
Sue Molhan speaks out on NSU holds first Domestic Violence Awareness Month internationally
broadcast video
conference
Ashley Ulmer
Campus Reporter
Mother's
Mission.)
Thirtee
months after
her son's
murder sh
started a
support group
in Rhode
Island called
"Family and
Friends of
Murdered
Victims". She
wrote the
book and
started the
support group
to share her
story and let
others that
have been
through some Sue Molhan, a crisis interventioner from the Sarasota, Florida police
of the same department, visited Northern's campus for October's Domestic Violence
tragedies Awareness Month. Photo by Ashley Ulmer.
Bouza then opened the room up to
questions for the teacher panel. Panel
members included: Toby Bryant,
Aberdeen Central; Lisa Peterson,
Aberdeen Roncalli High School;
Sheri Gray, Lincoln Elementary;
Charles Hermansen, Aberdeen
Central; Scott Allen, SDEA Regional
Exponent Staff The Northern State
University South Dakota
Education Association
Student Program held a dinner Oct.
7 in the Student Center. The SDEA-SP
held the event in conjunction with
State President Donna DeKraai's visit
to the Aberdeen area. DeKraai was
on hand, along with a panel of
Aberdeen teachers who answered
questions for NSU SDEA-SP
members.
The evening started off with a
welcome from graduate student and
SDEA-SP president Ben Bouza,
Parkston. Bouza introduced DeKraai
and the other members of the panel.
Food was then served to the more
tells them what type of condition
the victim is in. If the victim has
died, the family then becomes the
victim and she helps them out in
any way necessary. Molhan
makes it very clear that she works
with the police department in all
cases.
Molhan stressed that if you
know anybody who is going
through any type of problem, get
them help as soon as possible or
just be there for them, no matter
how much they try to push you
away. She also says that more has
to be done for victims through the
legal system.
"Until our politicians become
victims or until our victims
become politicians, nothing will
change. We need more rights for
victims," said Molhan.
To learn more about other
presentations the Counseling
Center is putting on, visit their
offices in Student Center room
217 or school email.
SDEA-SP to discuss coming events,
focusing on the Literature Alive event
Oct. 25. This event is being
sponsored in conjunction with the
NSU Reading Council. Discussion
was also held regarding the Read
Across America Project, which takes
place in early March.
Sharna Thomason
Campus Reporter
n Thur. Oct. 16,
Northern State
University held it's
first ever live international
conference on video.
The conference's theme was
"Student Trends: Addressing the
Needs and Expectations of Today's
College Students."
The conference was sponsored
by the National Association of
College Auxiliary Services, of which
former NSU Vice President of
Student Affairs Tim Barnett is
program coordinator.
The conference reached into
several parts of the United States,
broadcasting to 62 colleges in
states such as Louisiana and
Florida--the international element
was provided by a university in
Montreal, Canada.
The six people on the
discussion panel flew in for the
video. Of the six were: Eileen
Hulme, Baylor University (Waco,
Texas); David Stephen, University
of Akron (Ohio); Christopher
Flynn, Loyola University (New
Orleans); and Donald Norris,
Ben Bouza
Campus Reporter The Northern State
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes held their first
meeting of the year Oct. 7, and
was open to the entire campus.
Over 100 people gathered on
the campus green to listen to
inspirational music and a
testimonial by one of NSU's
alumni.
The meeting started with music
played by the First United
Methodist Praise Band. They
played a number of pieces as
people began to arrive and
throughout the meeting.
The meeting continued with a
testimonial by Kerry Johnston,
NSU alum and Aberdeen
businessman. Johnston spoke of
five key principles that drive a
person's life: prayer, bible
studies, fellowship, worship, and
surrender.
The meeting also consisted of
bible readings and hymns that
were sung by the entire group.
Virginia who were on the
discussion panel lead by Kim
Hunter Reed representing the
Louisiana Board of Regents.
The conference was held in the
Beulah Williams Library on the
NSU campus from 1 p.m. to 2:30
p.m.
Barnett, who helped organize
the event, returned to campus to
attend the conference. Barnett
accepted a position with the
University of Alaska in Fairbanks
this summer.
Barnett worked with former
president John Hilpert, but
Hilpert was unable to attend the
conference.
On-campus personnel involved
in the production of the event
included Northern's director of
television and
telecommunications, Lynn
Carlsgaard, and many other staff
members and students who had
been planning it since March.
Other international televised
events are expected to take place
in the future.
Watch the Exponent website
and the following print edition
for more information on this
historial event.
FCA is an organization that is
opened to not only athletes but
anyone on campus who wants to
join in for fellowship and a good
time.
FCA advisor and huddle team
leader Stregth Coach Derik Budig
said, "FCA is about spreading the
good news on campus. Being a
Christian can be fun and exciting
and we like to look at it as an
everyday adventure."
Meetings are held twice a
month on Tuesday night's at 9:00
p.m. in the Barnett Center Hall of
Fame room. Fliers are posted
around campus for anyone who
would like to get involved.
The next FCA event will be
Trick or Treating on Halloween.
However, FCA is giving trick or
treating a new meaning. FCA
members ask if they come to your
door, that you supply them with
canned goods that can be used for
a Thanksgiving dinner instead of
candy. FCA will be distributing
the canned goods in baskets to
needy people in the Aberdeen
Area.
DeKraai addresses SDEA-SP
FCA holds first meeting

Office and DeKraai.
Various questions
were asked of the teacher
panel including
questions on how
classroom management,
member of the SDEA. preparing for the first
She has also served in Donna DeKraai visited Northern day teaching, and advice
various positions in the sonutbhehalfDaokfthe UnuivceartVn for first year teachers.
SDEA before taking As
o
soc
Dakota
i a tion. Photo bEyd Ashley The event concluded
over as President in Sutton, photo editor. with a meeting of the
June of 2002. NSU chapter of the
than 50 people
attendance.
DeKraai then gave a
brief address. She spoke
of her experiences as a
Brookings teacher and
October 22, 2003 •
Volume 1 0 2 , Issue 3
littp://www.northern.edu/exponent/index.html
The World Series is underway and Dan
Richardt's sport column has returned!
See who Dan's rooting for- and who he's not on
page 14.
An NSU student on exchange to
Puerto Rico, tells her story.
Shari Biers recalls her twenty-four hour trip
to San German, Puerto Rico.
NSU Exponent
Newsroom: 605-626-2534
Advertising: 605-626-3378
Fax: 605-626-2599
Email: stupub@northern.edu
Every semester the
Counseling Center
provides two
presentations to help continue the
training of peer helpers, resident
assistant (RA) staff, and Student
Athlete Mentors (SAMs). In the
past, they've brought in the
Aberdeen Police chief, talked
about personal safety, and have
also had presentations on grief
and loss. This month they
brought in Sue Molhan from
Florida.
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, but Molhan
talked about much more than just
domestic violence.
Molhan was sexually molested
when she was six years old, when
she was 21 years old she was
raped, then after she married, she
was a victim of domestic violence. know that they are not alone. She
Later in life her 20 year old son was even in a video that focused
was murdered. on crime in America. Molhan has
She now works for the police also shared her story with those
department in Sarasota, Florida who attend her presentations.
as Victim Advocate/Sexual She decided to become a victim
Assault Investigator. She has also advocate when she became the
written a book entitled (A victim after her son's death.
Following her son's murder, she
lost her job, home, friends,
family members, and their
support. Molhan's family
wanted her to grieve faster and
her friends were afraid to talk to
her about her son. Her boss was
not pleased when Molhan kept
missing work for court dates.
Many of those times the trials
were rescheduled.
Molhan's job is better defined
as crisis intervention. When
there is any crime with a victim,
she is called out and she makes
sure that the victim's rights are
not violated. Molhan also
. delivers death notifications. She Sue Molhan holds up her book entitled A
Mother's Mission. Photo by Ashley Ulmer goes to the family's house and
Sue Molhan speaks out on NSU holds first Domestic Violence Awareness Month internationally
broadcast video
conference
Ashley Ulmer
Campus Reporter
Mother's
Mission.)
Thirtee
months after
her son's
murder sh
started a
support group
in Rhode
Island called
"Family and
Friends of
Murdered
Victims". She
wrote the
book and
started the
support group
to share her
story and let
others that
have been
through some Sue Molhan, a crisis interventioner from the Sarasota, Florida police
of the same department, visited Northern's campus for October's Domestic Violence
tragedies Awareness Month. Photo by Ashley Ulmer.
Bouza then opened the room up to
questions for the teacher panel. Panel
members included: Toby Bryant,
Aberdeen Central; Lisa Peterson,
Aberdeen Roncalli High School;
Sheri Gray, Lincoln Elementary;
Charles Hermansen, Aberdeen
Central; Scott Allen, SDEA Regional
Exponent Staff The Northern State
University South Dakota
Education Association
Student Program held a dinner Oct.
7 in the Student Center. The SDEA-SP
held the event in conjunction with
State President Donna DeKraai's visit
to the Aberdeen area. DeKraai was
on hand, along with a panel of
Aberdeen teachers who answered
questions for NSU SDEA-SP
members.
The evening started off with a
welcome from graduate student and
SDEA-SP president Ben Bouza,
Parkston. Bouza introduced DeKraai
and the other members of the panel.
Food was then served to the more
tells them what type of condition
the victim is in. If the victim has
died, the family then becomes the
victim and she helps them out in
any way necessary. Molhan
makes it very clear that she works
with the police department in all
cases.
Molhan stressed that if you
know anybody who is going
through any type of problem, get
them help as soon as possible or
just be there for them, no matter
how much they try to push you
away. She also says that more has
to be done for victims through the
legal system.
"Until our politicians become
victims or until our victims
become politicians, nothing will
change. We need more rights for
victims," said Molhan.
To learn more about other
presentations the Counseling
Center is putting on, visit their
offices in Student Center room
217 or school email.
SDEA-SP to discuss coming events,
focusing on the Literature Alive event
Oct. 25. This event is being
sponsored in conjunction with the
NSU Reading Council. Discussion
was also held regarding the Read
Across America Project, which takes
place in early March.
Sharna Thomason
Campus Reporter
n Thur. Oct. 16,
Northern State
University held it's
first ever live international
conference on video.
The conference's theme was
"Student Trends: Addressing the
Needs and Expectations of Today's
College Students."
The conference was sponsored
by the National Association of
College Auxiliary Services, of which
former NSU Vice President of
Student Affairs Tim Barnett is
program coordinator.
The conference reached into
several parts of the United States,
broadcasting to 62 colleges in
states such as Louisiana and
Florida--the international element
was provided by a university in
Montreal, Canada.
The six people on the
discussion panel flew in for the
video. Of the six were: Eileen
Hulme, Baylor University (Waco,
Texas); David Stephen, University
of Akron (Ohio); Christopher
Flynn, Loyola University (New
Orleans); and Donald Norris,
Ben Bouza
Campus Reporter The Northern State
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes held their first
meeting of the year Oct. 7, and
was open to the entire campus.
Over 100 people gathered on
the campus green to listen to
inspirational music and a
testimonial by one of NSU's
alumni.
The meeting started with music
played by the First United
Methodist Praise Band. They
played a number of pieces as
people began to arrive and
throughout the meeting.
The meeting continued with a
testimonial by Kerry Johnston,
NSU alum and Aberdeen
businessman. Johnston spoke of
five key principles that drive a
person's life: prayer, bible
studies, fellowship, worship, and
surrender.
The meeting also consisted of
bible readings and hymns that
were sung by the entire group.
Virginia who were on the
discussion panel lead by Kim
Hunter Reed representing the
Louisiana Board of Regents.
The conference was held in the
Beulah Williams Library on the
NSU campus from 1 p.m. to 2:30
p.m.
Barnett, who helped organize
the event, returned to campus to
attend the conference. Barnett
accepted a position with the
University of Alaska in Fairbanks
this summer.
Barnett worked with former
president John Hilpert, but
Hilpert was unable to attend the
conference.
On-campus personnel involved
in the production of the event
included Northern's director of
television and
telecommunications, Lynn
Carlsgaard, and many other staff
members and students who had
been planning it since March.
Other international televised
events are expected to take place
in the future.
Watch the Exponent website
and the following print edition
for more information on this
historial event.
FCA is an organization that is
opened to not only athletes but
anyone on campus who wants to
join in for fellowship and a good
time.
FCA advisor and huddle team
leader Stregth Coach Derik Budig
said, "FCA is about spreading the
good news on campus. Being a
Christian can be fun and exciting
and we like to look at it as an
everyday adventure."
Meetings are held twice a
month on Tuesday night's at 9:00
p.m. in the Barnett Center Hall of
Fame room. Fliers are posted
around campus for anyone who
would like to get involved.
The next FCA event will be
Trick or Treating on Halloween.
However, FCA is giving trick or
treating a new meaning. FCA
members ask if they come to your
door, that you supply them with
canned goods that can be used for
a Thanksgiving dinner instead of
candy. FCA will be distributing
the canned goods in baskets to
needy people in the Aberdeen
Area.
DeKraai addresses SDEA-SP
FCA holds first meeting